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Platelets support extracellular sialylation by supplying the sugar donor substrate.
Lee, Melissa M; Nasirikenari, Mehrab; Manhardt, Charles T; Ashline, David J; Hanneman, Andrew J; Reinhold, Vernon N; Lau, Joseph T Y.
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  • Lee MM; From the Departments of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and.
J Biol Chem ; 289(13): 8742-8, 2014 Mar 28.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24550397
Sizable pools of freely circulating glycosyltransferases are in blood, but understanding their physiologic contributions has been hampered because functional sources of sugar donor substrates needed to drive extracellular glycosylation have not been identified. The blood-borne ST6Gal-1 produced and secreted by the liver is the most noted among the circulatory glycosyltransferases, and decorates marrow hematopoietic progenitor cells with α2,6-linked sialic acids and restricts blood cell production. Platelets, upon activation, secrete a plethora of bioactive molecules including pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators. Cargos of sugar donor substrates for glycosyltransferase activity have also been reported in platelets. Here, we implemented a cell-based system to interrogate platelets for their ability to deliver effectively the sugar donor substrate for extracellular ST6Gal-1 to function. We report that thrombin-activated platelets, at physiologic concentration and pH, can efficiently and effectively substitute for CMP-sialic acid in extracellular ST6Gal-1-mediated sialylation of target cell surfaces. Activated platelets can also supply the sialic acid donor to sialylate the synthetic acceptor, Gal(ß1,4)GlcNAcα-o-benzyl, with the product Sia(α2,6)Gal(ß1,4)GlcNAcα-o-benzyl structurally confirmed by LC/MS. Platelet-secreted donor substrate was recovered in the 100,000 × g sediment, strongly suggesting the association of this otherwise soluble substrate, putatively CMP-sialic acid, within platelet microparticles. Sequestration within microparticles may facilitate delivery of glycosylation substrate at effective dosages to sites of extracellular glycosylation while minimizing excessive dilution.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Polissacarídeos / Plaquetas / Ácido N-Acetilneuramínico / Espaço Extracelular Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Polissacarídeos / Plaquetas / Ácido N-Acetilneuramínico / Espaço Extracelular Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article